PMO is progressively becoming the core department of businesses today. Apart from capital projects which focused on achieving the corporate strategy, organizations used to frequently implement operational projects to meet some business objectives. Examples are upgrading a software system, warehousing efficiency enhancement, debottlenecking of a process unit, cost optimization program, etc. These smaller projects are run in operational environment using shared resources and accomplished by in-house employees on part-time basis in addition to their workload.

Organizations seeking to maximize benefits from these operational projects need to embed a project management office in their operating model to ensure efficient utilization of the resources and guarantee the success of their projects. Devon helps organizations set up robust PMO to fill the gap between ongoing operations and project management methodology and maximize a return on their project investment adding value to their stakeholders. We draw on our expertise and capabilities to articulate the PMO roles and responsibilities including:

• Defining project criteria based on business case and cost-benefit analysis to select the projects that best align with business goals.
• Setting project governance to effectively control the project execution.
• Standardizing processes for initiating, planning, executing and closing out the projects.
• Deploying metrics and dashboards to track project success accurately.
• Managing resources across projects based on priorities, schedules, risk and budgets.
• Mobilizing project tools and templates to create a reliable repository of project data that results in better decision- making.